Brampton spotted Sudbury a 4-0 lead through two periods before chipping at the lead to pull within one goal with seven minutes to play in regulation. The Battalion couldn’t get the equalizer and lost, 4-3. Blujus’ assist came on the power play. He has registered at least a point in only six of his last 22 games (9 points total in that time).

Owen Sound crossed the border into Michigan and found themselves down 3-0 after two periods. The Attack scored three times in just over two minutes mid-way through the third period, but a power play goal by the Whalers with 13 seconds remaining made the comeback all for not in the standings.

New coach Jody Hull has the Petes playing at a high level, and the league’s last place team went toe-to-toe with Kitchener before falling in a shootout. Koekkoek’s 5-game point streak came to an end in the loss. The teams combined for 97 shots on goal, with the Rangers winning that statistical battle, 49-48.

One game after having his point streak snapped at 10 games, Cedric Paquette had two assists in a 6-5 shootout loss to visiting Gatineau. The Olympiques managed just nine shots through regulation to Blainville’s 40, but scored on five of them. Gatineau outshot the Armada 5-0 in overtime and won the shootout, 1-0. Paquette is now within two points of his career high for points in a season, which was 48, set last year in 63 games. While his goal pace is behind last year’s (31 in 63 games), his assist numbers are blowing away last years totals (31-17).

Dylan Blujus (pictured) had his third multi-point game of the season in a shootout loss to Mississauga. The Steelheads won the 7-round shootout, 2-1. Blujus was the final shooter for Brampton, and did not convert.

Down 2-1 in the third period, Owen Sound fought back for a 4-2 win in Oshawa. Former Lightning prospect Geoffrey Schemitsch was scoreless and minus-2 in the match for the Gens. He has 21 points in 37 games this year for Oshawa. The Lightning chose not to sign him following last season, thereby forfeiting his rights.

Lightning prospect Jake Dotchin (pictured) had a career-high three assists in one game as the Attack earned two points by beating visiting Erie, 6-1. This was Dotchin’s second 3-point game in his career – he had a goal and two assists against Peterborough last February. He now has 13 points in 33 games and is on pace to set a new career high for goals, assists, and points in a season (3-16-19 in 2011-12).

Slater Koekkoek scored his sixth goal of the season late in the third on the power play to put the game away for Peterborough, who beat Kingston on the road, 5-2. Koekkoek, who hit the post minutes before he scored, slid into the high slot from the right point and one-timed a pass from Steven Trojanovic (undrafted) through Kingston goalie Mike Morrison (undrafted), who played for the Petes last year. The puck trickled over the line before being swept back into play, but the referee ruled it a goal. The OHL offices in Toronto took more than eight minutes to confirm it was a goal.

Note: Prospects Nikita Kucherov (Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL), Artem Sergeev (Val-d'Or, QMJHL), and Tanner Richard (Guelph, OHL) are participating in the 2013 World Junior Championships and are therefore not with their respective club teams.

Cedric Paquette’s point streak rose to nine games with an assist in a loss to Rouyn-Noranda. Lightning prospect Nikita Kucherov was not in the lineup for the Huskies as he is in Russia preparing for the World Junior Championships. Paquette’s six hits were the most by any player on either team.

Owen Sound scored the game’s final three goals to complete a 4-1 win over visiting Brampton. Both Lightning prospects, Dylan Blujus of Brampton and Jake Dotchin of Owen Sound, were scoreless in the game. Brampton remained seven points behind first place Barrie in the Central Division and Owen Sound stayed nine points behind London, who won their 20th straight game, in the Midwest Division.